Bell, Frank (REPEAT)

Came to Billings in 1903. Married Alice McCormick of Billings on January 17, 1905. Pilot of an early biplane in May of 1913- see Monoplanes with Cruising Speed, Billings Gazette, November 26, 1933, p. 8. Local dentist for over fifty years - See Local Dentist Was Among First Fliers, Billings Gazette, September 27, 1953, p. 31 J.K. Ralston painting, First Flight, depicting Bell's flight at Billings Logan Airport - See $600,000 Airline Terminal Is Major Milestone, Billings Gazette, June 15, 1958, p. 28. See Montana and the Sky by Wiley and Pieces & Places of Billings History by Jensen. Member of the Billings Rotary Club, BPOE, and St. Patrick's Church. Members of The Early Birds, a pilot's association pre-1916. Died in November 1957 - See Prominent Local Dentist Dies, Billings Gazette, November 6, 1957, p. 1. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Mary Catherine Fowler of Washington, D.C., and a son, Dr. Norman J. Bell. Their son, Frank Bell Jr., died in 1918. Interred at Mountview Cemetery, 1957.

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See Monoplanes with Cruising Speed, Billings Gazette, November 26, 1933, p. 8. See Local Dentist Was Among First Fliers, Billings Gazette, September 27, 1953, p. 31 J.K. Ralston painting, First Flight, depicting Bell's flight at Billings Logan Airport - See $600,000 Airline Terminal Is Major Milestone, Billings Gazette, June 15, 1958, p. 28. See Montana and the Sky by Wiley and Pieces & Places of Billings History by Jensen. See Prominent Local Dentist Dies, Billings Gazette, November 6, 1957, p. 1.